Mikhail Bogdanov: Russia's approach to Middle East crises (P1) | Talk to Al Jazeera

Russia has been a major player in the Middle East for decades, whether it be politically, economically or militarily.

In this two-part Talk to Al Jazeera interview, Russia's Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov discusses the crises in Syria and Libya, Iran's nuclear deal and the latest Israeli offensive in Gaza.

[mdaladdin]

If there was a party like Hamas in the West Bank, it would not have been able to occupy Israel's place

[shakilahmedawan]

Good interview with intensive questions.

[Epicuregarden]

Russia today is not Soviet. He's talking nonsense. period.

[mdtalhaahmed]

Russia is the only country that protected asad and the Iran . .that's why U.S coalitions has failed.., I belive Russia is playing an important role in afganistan, and indirectly in Yemen.... If Russia enters a conflict it paralyzes the other parties... Russian support for Palestinian can be very beneficial and can lead to a two state solution

[mahfouzaziz]

You will talk and blame US . True! But what can you do beside doubletalk!

[larryodonnell]

Whole lot of word salad. Career politician

[michaelturilli]

I know; Bogdanov might not want to hurt his pension!

[sunglasserz]

Haha... russian guy speaks arabic. Well done!

[michaelturilli]

Stop the nonsense. Russia was and is absent in the Israeli-Palestine situation. Bogdanov is either unwilling or unable to tell the truth. He doesn't give any direct answers to direct questions.

[secondfoundation]

Listen, listen, listen, the Russians are innocent, totally INNOCENT I tell you. 😂

[arnejensen]

Israel's occupation of Palestine is legal. The Security Council has never demanded Israel out of the territories but UNSC res 242 gave some "boundaries" to a solution.

[kevinklingner]

It's not illegal for Israel to own the land they control they owned it long before the Palestinians did . The Palestinians by and large came from across the river Jordan from the Jordanian area. Most of the actually pre Israelite inhabitants dis appeared hundreds of years before The Christian era during the Assyrian and Babylonian conquest and occupations. These to occupations never allowed the previous inhabitants to return. Most after the return are already Arabians descendants of other children of Abraham like Ishmael and the concubine Keturah and Esau and also Moab and Ammon the two sons of Lot by his daughter's
What the U. S. A. Has done by withdrawing from its previous stand supporting firmly the Israelite nation is morally wrong . If this had been dealt with properly at the end of the first war and Israel given the west bank Jordan Hebron, Gaza strip and Golan which was always promise d as there Homeland would have reduced much of this problem. I am fearfully as to what will happen in the future because of the causes of both sides and the meddling of Hamas and other terrorist groups.